Platform Plant Manager

Johns Manville•Denver, CO

9d•$187,000 - $257,100

About The Position

We are seeking a seasoned manufacturing leader to oversee operations across multiple plants within a single business platform. This is a high‑impact leadership role for someone who thrives in complex environments, develops strong teams, and drives operational excellence while keeping safety, quality, and people at the center. As a Platform Plant Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple manufacturing facilities, ensuring consistent performance, strong culture, and alignment with division and corporate priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related technical field.
10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience.
At least 5 years of experience as a Plant Manager.
Deep knowledge of manufacturing operations and production processes.
Strong understanding of product lines and operational workflows.
Proven leadership and people‑development capabilities.
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar).
Working knowledge of labor and employee relations.
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading complex or multi‑site manufacturing operations preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and support plant managers and leadership teams to deliver safe, efficient, and high‑quality manufacturing operations.
Set direction, establish operational standards, and ensure consistent execution across all sites.
Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and employee engagement.
Champion a positive employee and labor relations environment.
Ensure effective use of facilities, equipment, materials, and financial resources.
Lead the implementation of corporate initiatives, including cost reduction, capital investments, energy conservation, and safety programs.
Communicate division and corporate objectives clearly to plant leadership teams.
Provide operational insight and feedback to division and corporate stakeholders.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and operational discipline.

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid.
Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance.
JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match.
JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage.
Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well.
The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account.
JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.
Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program.
This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process.
Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters.
Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.